unstudious
- adjective
- /ʌnˈstjuːdiəs/
:
desinteresado
- His unstudious habits led him to struggle during the final exams, as he rarely focused on his studies.
Examples
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She was quite unstudious throughout high school, preferring to spend her time with friends rather than hitting the books.
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I am physically too far spent even to do what is a bitter comfort to hope I might have done if the success of "The Gates Ajar" had not driven a very young woman who wanted money into rapid and unstudious work before the evil days came when work must be quiet.
Fiction book (2001) -
Despite being bright, his unstudious nature meant he often missed out on achieving his full potential.
Synonyms
1
6.6
Not interested in learning new things
1
7.2
Not showing serious thought or interest in ideas
1
6.8
Not having much knowledge of a subject
Not interested in or good at formal school study
Not curious about learning or asking questions
A person who knows little about a subject because they have not read about it
Not careful or serious enough for academic work
Antonyms
How Studious
- Formal
47
5.6
37
3.6
9
3.9
194
2.8
20
3.5
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word unstudious comes from the prefix un- meaning 'not' and studious, from study meaning 'to learn', so it describes someone 'not inclined to study'.